{"id":9541,"date":"2014-12-29T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T16:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9541"},"modified":"2014-12-29T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T16:51:53","slug":"a-wall-of-rubble-in-a-ring-of-saturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9541","title":{"rendered":"A wall of rubble in a ring of Saturn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturn&#8217;s B ring\u00a0has\u00a0shadows cast by &#8220;mountainous waves of icy rubble extending more than 2 miles high above the 30-feet-thick disk of debris that forms the plane of the rings&#8221; :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/117679\/incredible-towering-structures-cast-shadows-across-saturns-rings\/\" target=\"_d\">Incredible Towering Structures Cast Shadows Across Saturn\u2019s Rings -Universe Today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciclops.org\/?js=1\" target=\"_d\">CICLOPS &#8211; Carolyn Porco\/Captain&#8217;s Log &#8211; Dec. 24.14<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/6480_15489_1-580x5801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=9542\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/6480_15489_1-580x5801.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,580\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6480_15489_1-580&amp;#215;580[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/6480_15489_1-580x5801.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9542\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/6480_15489_1-580x5801.jpg\" alt=\"6480_15489_1-580x580[1]\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/6480_15489_1-580x5801.jpg 580w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/6480_15489_1-580x5801-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/6480_15489_1-580x5801-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This image from the <a href=\"http:\/\/saturn.jpl.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cassini probe<\/a> shows vertical structures casting\u00a0shadows on Saturn\u2019s B ring: NASA\/JPL\/Space Science Institute<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From Porco:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>I have often thought: What a surreal sight this would be if you were flying low across the rings in a shuttle craft. To your eyes, the rings would seem like a gleaming white, scored, gravelly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciclops.org\/?js=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ciclops.org\/media\/dv\/2014\/7978_19124_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>sheet below you, extending nearly to infinity. And as you flew, you would see in the distance a wall of rubble that, eventually, as it neared, you would come to realize towered 2 miles above your head. There isn&#8217;t another sight like it in the solar system!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Michael Carroll, a beloved and skilled astronomical artist, took this idea, mentioned often in my public lectures, and turned it into a piece of art.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciclops.org\/media\/dv\/2014\/7978_19123_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ciclops.org\/media\/dv\/2014\/7978_19123_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturn&#8217;s B ring\u00a0has\u00a0shadows cast by &#8220;mountainous waves of icy rubble extending more than 2 miles high above the 30-feet-thick disk of debris that forms the plane of the rings&#8221; : Incredible Towering Structures Cast Shadows Across Saturn\u2019s Rings -Universe Today CICLOPS &#8211; Carolyn Porco\/Captain&#8217;s Log &#8211; Dec. 24.14 This image from the Cassini probe shows &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9541\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A wall of rubble in a ring of Saturn<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-et-al","category-space-science"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2tT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11308,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11308","url_meta":{"origin":9541,"position":0},"title":"Saturn: One of the rings is not like the others + An update on the Cassini mission","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A report from the Cassini mission at Saturn: Cassini Solstice Mission: At Saturn, One of These Rings is not like the Others At Saturn, One of These Rings is not like the Others Fast Facts: -- A study suggests the particles in one section of Saturn's rings are denser than\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Gas giants Saturn, Jupiter, et al&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Gas giants Saturn, Jupiter, et al","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=87"},"img":{"alt_text":"PIA11667_500[1]","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PIA11667_5001.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13840,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13840","url_meta":{"origin":9541,"position":1},"title":"Cassini returns detailed views of Saturn&#8217;s rings","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA's Cassini probe at Saturn returns amazing views of the outer rings as it makes its final orbits before plunging into the planet's atmosphere on September 15th : Close Views Show Saturn's Rings in Unprecedented Detail Newly released images showcase the incredible closeness with which NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Gas giants Saturn, Jupiter, et al&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Gas giants Saturn, Jupiter, et al","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=87"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PIA21060_hires1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13637,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13637","url_meta":{"origin":9541,"position":2},"title":"Cassini captures great views of Saturn&#8217;s hexagonal north pole","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Some recent images of Saturn's hexagon shaped cloud patter on its north pole: Cassini Beams Back First Images from New Orbit NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent to Earth its first views of Saturn\u2019s atmosphere since beginning the latest phase of its mission. 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